Pocaterra Ridge –
November 21, 2009
Mountain
height:
2670
m
Elevation gain:
470
m
Roundtrip time:
5
hours
Snowshoeing with Mark.
An unusually deep snowpack for the
month of November prompted
us to head to
The weather was expectedly dismal, however, travel into Pocaterra Cirque easy and enjoyable, even with bleak skies. We were not the only people with this idea – several groups of skiers passed us along the way. They were going in the same general direction as we were, but stopped halfway up the south ridge of Pocaterra Ridge to get in some turns. We continued up to the summit. Care was required for the final hundred horizontal metres of the ascent, but was otherwise very easy. The summit panorama would have been fantastic on a clear day. A wonderfully easy descent ended the day – good to be back on the “shoes” again.
Entering Pocaterra Cirque
Heading up to the south ridge; Highwood Ridge and Grizzly col behind
Almost at the ridge
The sun tries to make an appearance
The final hundred metres
Mark leads the last part
Mark at the summit
Me heading to the summit; Mount Tyrwhitt in the centre
Looking north at the summit
Returning to the false summit
Tyrwhitt again
Looking at the east ridge of Mount Pocaterra
Same as above
Looking down to Little Highwood Pass